Betty A. Smith

Betty A. Smith

Shaun Sartin/For the Chicago Tribune

Warren Township resident Betty A. Smith has been pushing for years to ban smoking in her senior public housing complex. On May 1, Lake County became the largest housing authority in Illinois to outlaw smoking throughout entire public housing buildings, including tenants’ own apartments.

Warren Township resident Betty A. Smith has been pushing for years to ban smoking in her senior public housing complex. On May 1, Lake County became the largest housing authority in Illinois to outlaw smoking throughout entire public housing buildings, including tenants’ own apartments. (Shaun Sartin/For the Chicago Tribune)

Warren Township resident Betty A. Smith has been pushing for years to ban smoking in her senior public housing complex. On May 1, Lake County became the largest housing authority in Illinois to outlaw smoking throughout entire public housing buildings, including tenants’ own apartments.